Apostilles is a official process to verify the signatures of Australian officials on documents are genuine before they can be accepted by the Hague Convention countries. In Australia, apostilles may be done through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). During the process, DFAT will verify a signature, stamp or seal on an official Australian public documents with the specimen hold on file. An apostille certificate will be attached on the public document after the signature, stamp or seal on file are verified.
Following are the Hague Convention States:
| Hague Convention Countries |
| Andorra |
| Argentina |
| Armenia |
| Australia |
| Austria |
| Bahamas |
| Belgium |
| Belize |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Brazil |
| Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso |
| Canada |
| Chile |
| Colombia |
| Costa Rica |
| Croatia |
| Cyprus |
| Czech Republic |
| Denmark |
| Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador |
| El Salvador |
| Estonia |
| Fiji |
| Finland |
| France |
| Germany |
| Greece |
| Guatemala |
| Honduras |
| Hong Kong |
| Hungary |
| Iceland |
| Ireland |
| Israel |
| Italy |
| Jamaica |
| Japan |
| Latvia |
| Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
| Macau |
| Macedonia |
| Malta |
| Mauritius |
| Mexico |
| Monaco |
| Montenegro |
| Morocco |
| Netherlands |
| New Zealand |
| Norway |
| Panama |
| Paraguay |
| Peru |
| Poland |
| Portugal |
| Romania |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| San Marino |
| Serbia |
| Singapore |
| Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
| South Africa |
| South Korea |
| Spain |
| Sri Lanka |
| Sweden |
| Switzerland |
| Thailand |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
| Turkey |
| Ukraine |
| United Kingdom |
| Uruguay |
| Venezuela |
| Zimbabwe |
Information about the apostille or authentication service can be found at https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services/documents-in-australia